Florence resident readies for 100th birthday

Gladys Pearl Kyler Ransdell is preparing to turn 100 years old. She lives with her daughter in Florence, and has lived in Boone County for the last 68 years.

Ransdell was born Feb. 5, 1914, in Willisburg, Ky., in Washington County.

She married on April 13, 1936, William Arthur Ransdell, now deceased. She has three children, Phyllis Ransdell of Florence, Betty Jones of Union, and the late Buddy Ransdell; two grandchildren, Keith Jones of Burlington, and Mark Jones of Florence; and three great-grandchildren, Travis, Taylor and Carly Jones.

Gladys enjoyed antiques, cooking, collecting recipes and traveling to Gatlinburg. She even climbed Clingman’s Dome in North Carolina at the age of 84.

She now struggles with poor eyesight, but still does not take any prescription medication.